The average life expectancy of emperors in ancient times was not high, but in the Song Dynasty, the mother of an emperor took a fetal pill, but this tenacious life still survived, he was Duzong Zhao Yu.
The main room forced Zhao Yu's mother to drink the anti-fetal medicine
This hard-fated child was Zhao Yu of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Yu's mother was a concubine in the Rong King Zhao and Rui Mansion, because of her humble origins, she was always bullied by Lady Zhengfang, and was immediately forced by her to take fetal medicine after discovering her pregnancy. Who knew that this fetus's life was too hard, and the fetal medicine did not kill him, and finally he was born smoothly. This child was the only boy of the emperor's close relatives, so he was protected by the whole family, but because of the fetal medicine, he was poisoned in his mother's stomach, but he did not die.
Portrait of Zhao Yu
As a result, Zhao Yu was born weak, his hands and feet were weak, he could walk very late, he could only speak at the age of seven, and his intelligence was lower than normal. Emperor Lizong of Song equipped him with a good teacher, and with meticulous teaching, he still could not enlighten him, and often made the emperor faint. Zuo Cheng Xiang Wu Qian did not agree to make this mentally handicapped child the heir of the Great Song Dynasty, and requested that another disciple of the Sect Berth be chosen, but Song Lizong was selected by Shi Miyuan from the people, and originally had little to do with the Song Sect Room, so he was unwilling. At this time, Jia Rudao took the opportunity to enter the rumors and demote Wu Qian to other places, and others did not dare to say more.
On the sixth day of the first month of June in the first year of Jingding, Zhao Yu was made crown prince, and the character Changyuan was given, and Yang Dong and Ye Mengding were made crown princes. On October 26 of the fifth year of Jingding, Emperor Lizong died, and Emperor Duzong accepted the edict, that is, the emperor's throne.
Stills from Jia Rudao